Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia causing a presentation resembling basilar-type migraine

The possible causal relationship between these two events was discussed. 2 Case report A 64-year-old man presented with a 5-year history of recurrent left-sided or global headaches accompanied with vertigo, phonophobia and photophobia, nausea, or vomiting. [...]the recurrent events in this case seemly are not attributed to an acute ischemia of posterior circulation as prophylactic treatment with antiepileptic drug sodium valproate but not with agents affecting vascular or circulation successfully prevented the recurrence of the events.